Gambian female goalkeeper dies while trying to cross to Europe by sea from Libya

• Goalkeeper of Gambia women’s national team dies while attempting to cross to Europe by boat from Libya

Gambia Sports commission is in a shock following the sudden death of Fatim Jawara. Jawara is a goalkeeper to the country’s women’s national team, met her death while attempting to cross to Europe by boat from Libya where she is believed to have spent weeks in a secluded camp.

Fatim, said to be loved by former teammates, was part of the Gambian team that made history, putting the country’s name on the map in the women’s U-17 World Cup in Azerbaijan in 2012.

She was goalkeeper to erstwhile Women’s First Division champions Red Scorpions and starred in Gambia’s thrashing of a visiting Scottish side female side Glasgow Girls FC months ago.

Source: Gambia News

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